Preston Bus Station檢視原始碼討論檢視歷史
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本名 普雷斯頓長途客運站 國家 英國 英語 |
普雷斯頓長途客運站，John Puttick Associates has completed the refurbishment of Preston Bus Station, a celebrated Grade II listed Brutalist building designed by BDP and completed in 1969.[1]
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普雷斯頓長途客運站 | Preston Bus Station
The entry points to the Bus Station have been consolidated, and a main entrance hall established to give spatial coherence to the building improving sense of orientation and flow. There has also been a change of emphasis from prioritising vehicle access, as was done in the 1960s, to a more contemporary arrangement which favours pedestrian access. In the future, passengers will enter the building with ease at ground level using the generous public square at the foreground of the Station. This space was formerly a bus park area and had unsightly barriers to create safe routes to the building as passengers did not want to use the original 1960s underground subways that were eventually closed in 2017.
The exterior of the building has had some changes in addition to required maintenance works. These include replacing the concourse level glazing throughout by removing the original glass and its framing and replacing these with mullions of the same profile to maintain the original aesthetic. The timber framed doors on the ground floor facade have been replaced with bronze coloured anodised aluminium framed doors that are similar in tone to the wood that was used previously while allowing for automation. The façade is animated by a continuous back-lit horizontal band internally which has now been bought back to life and by three-dimensional external signage, again in keeping with the 1960s design.
From an urbanistic perspective, John Puttick Associates has arranged the building so that its West side with a new seating and waiting area faces the public square which when completed in 2019 will also improve a sense of connection with the city centre. The East side is devoted to the bus gates. At the core of the building are the information centre, cafe, shops and other facilities including the bus company offices. A dedicated part of the station now serves long distance coaches on a 24-hour basis. This has been designed to function as a stand-alone entity by separating it with glass screens when the rest of the station is closed.